Diamonds & Denim

People look at silent auction items at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event at the T. Ed Garrison Arena.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

Oversized checks for the three Upstate charities — Helping Hands of Clemson, Anderson-Oconee Speech and Hearing and Collins Home and Family Ministries — each for $10,000, are displayed at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event in Pendleton.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

People eat at tables set up at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

People eat at tables set up at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

People gamble, look at silent auction items and eat at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event at the T. Ed Garrison Arena.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

Couples play in the casino area at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

Tips are offered at a bar at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event in Pendleton.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

The City Street Band plays at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

People look at silent auction items at the T. Ed Garrison Arena.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

Lights decorate rails at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event.

Anderson Independent Mail, S.C.

Bart and Laura Krulic, left, and Kevin and Elizabeth Capell, all from Anderson, dance at the Foothills Gala Diamonds & Denim event at T. Ed Garrison Arena in Pendleton.